PROCESS FOR THE ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF EPOTHILONES - Patent 1345944

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EP 1 345 944 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	24.09.2003 Bulletin 2003/39

(21)	Application number: 01994791.0

(22)	Date of filing: 05.12.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C07D 493/04

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP0114/771

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0204/6196 (13.06.2002 Gazette 2002/24)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

07.12.2000 GB 0029895

(71)	Applicants:
	Novartis AG 4056 Basel (CH) BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LU MC NL PT SE TR Novartis Pharma GmbH 1230 Wien (AT) AT

(72)	Inventors:
	KÜSTERS, Ernst 79427 Eschbach (DE) UNTERNÄHRER, Heinz CH-4303 Kaiseraugst (CH)

(74)	Representative: Grubb, Philip William et al
	Novartis AG,Patent & Trademark Department,Lichtstrasse 35 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)

(54)	PROCESS FOR THE ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF EPOTHILONES